I am the emperor of Mengwang

"correct."

At this moment, Rimuru remembered a problem, that is, he seemed to have no idea where Kaikin was.

"Can I ask you a question?"

Rimuru said to the female dwarf.

"You say?"

Hearing what Rimuru said, the female dwarf hurriedly responded on behalf of her distinguished guest.

"Excuse me, do you know where Master Kaijin is?"

Rimuru asked his own question.

"Oh, Master Kaijin! What do you want from Master Kaijin?"

The female dwarf was silent for a while after hearing this, and then asked.

"We have something to ask of this master."

Hearing the female dwarf's answer, Rimuru spoke hurriedly.

"Well then, I'll ask you to lead the way, and you follow me."

The female dwarf said this and walked out of the store.

After hearing the female dwarf's answer, Mo Li picked up Rimuru and walked in the direction the female dwarf had left.

While walking on land, Rimuru couldn't figure out one question.

Seeing Rimuru's distressed look, Mo Li was a little curious so he sent a voice message to Rimuru and asked.

“Rimuru, you look like you’re worried.”

Rimuru was startled when he heard Mo Li's voice, and then he reacted.

"Ali, you scared me to death."

Mo Li found Rimuru's startled expression quite interesting.

"I can tell from your expression that you're worried about something."

Mo Li's voice asked Rimuru with a smile.

"Ah Li, I still can't figure it out. I was clearly going to give all that magic ore to this female dwarf, but why didn't she want it?"

Rimuru said to Rimuru with a questioning look on his face.

After hearing Rimuru's voice transmission, Mo Li finally understood why Rimuru was so distressed. It turned out that he didn't understand this.

"Rimuru, have you ever heard of this saying, 'A man is innocent unless he possesses a treasure.'"

Mo Li educated Rimuru.

"What do you mean, Ali?"

A big question mark suddenly appeared in Rimuru's head, indicating that he didn't understand what he said.

Seeing Rimuru’s dazed look, Mo Li had no choice but to explain to Rimuru.

"Rimuru, a trade is about fair exchange. You know what? The magic ore you just gave me is obviously worth far more than the sword, not to mention that magic ore is extremely rare. I think the great sage has introduced the value of magic ore to you. Let's not talk about whether it is worth it. Do you think that female dwarf can protect such a large piece of magic ore?"

At this time, Mo Li asked Rimuru a question.

"I do not know."

Rimuru shook his head.

"Then I'll give you the answer. She can't protect him, and it may even bring her death. This is what it means to be innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure. And even if you cut off such a large piece of magic ore, the remaining piece is more valuable than this sword. Do you understand?"

Mo Li spoke to Rimuru word by word.

"You should understand, Ali."

Rimuru nodded, not quite understanding.

“Rimuru, you have to remember one thing. No matter which world it is, everyone believes in one thing. That is, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. You have to remember this, okay?”

Mo Li's tone was serious.

"Listening to Li Qiye's serious words, Rimuru nodded and sent a message to Li Qiye.

"Remember, Ali, I won't forget it."

After a while, the female dwarf led the two to a place where weapons were forged. Outside the door of the room stood a group of soldiers who seemed to be the guards. Seeing Rimuru and the other two coming, the dwarf soldiers did not care. It seemed that many people came to see Kaijin every day.

"Okay, we're here. This is where Master Kaijin makes weapons. According to the time, Master Kaijin should be inside. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After the female dwarf finished speaking, she turned and left.

Rimuru looked at the house in front of him and couldn't help but ask Li Qiye.

"Ali, shall we go in?"

"Go in, don't forget our purpose."

Mo Li said calmly.

After saying that, Li Qiye walked forward and opened the door. What caught Li Qiye and Li Mulu's eyes was a dwarf wearing a horned helmet. The dwarf had a sad face.

"Excuse me, are you Master Kaijin?"

Rimuru asked impatiently when he saw the dwarf.

"I'm not. Are you here to see Big Brother? He's making weapons in there!

The dwarf wearing a horned helmet looked at Rimuru and said.

"Oh, thank you."

Rimuru thanked the dwarf.

"It's okay, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

The dwarf said as he stepped over Mo Li and Rimuru and walked towards the door.

"Alas, how can there be such an unreasonable task? How can it be completed? Isn't this embarrassing for big brother? I hope the punishment won't be too severe."

The dwarf complained quietly as he walked.

Just as Limulu was about to ask something, Li Qiye carried Limulu into the house. He saw a dwarf who was forging iron. The dwarf wore a pointed hat and looked very similar to the dwarf who had just left.

"Excuse me, are you Master Kaijin?"

Li Qiye asked Rimuru while he was in his arms.

"It's me, but I don't make weapons here. If you want to buy weapons, go outside."

The dwarf noticed the arrival of Mo Li and Rimuru, put down the hammer in his hand, and spoke to Mo Li and Rimuru in a perfunctory tone.

After saying this, he prepared to ask Mo Li and Rimuru to leave and continued to work on the iron.

Mo Li then recalled the plot of the original novel. It seemed that Kai Jin was given an impossible task by Best and was still having a headache. In the original novel, it was only with the help of Rimuru that he was able to complete it.

"May I ask, why don't you make weapons?"

Rimuru asked Kaijin a question.

Only then did Kaijin realize that the person asking him the question was a slime. But now Kaijin didn't have time to think about it.

"Alas, there's no point in saying it."

Kaijin said with a sad face.

"Why do you think it can't be solved if you don't speak up?"

Mo Li spoke at this time.

"That's right, tell us and we'll help you find a solution."

Hearing what Mo Li said, Rimuru quickly agreed.

"Well, it's because the higher-ups gave me a task to forge 20 standard longswords within two weeks. But the time they gave me was not enough, and what's worse is that they didn't give me the materials. I have only forged one sword and the materials I have are only enough for one. I asked my friends to collect the materials but they were not able to collect the materials because of the monsters and they got injured. The deadline is almost here, how can I not be anxious?"

Kaijin said with a sigh.